The Irish Princess

Ireland 1160. Aoife MacMurchada is just 14 years old when her father Diarmit King of Leinster is brutally deposed and her family is forced to flee Southern Ireland into English exile. Diarmit seeks help from King Henry II an alliance that leads him to the charismatic Richard de Clare lord of Striguil a man dissatisfied with his lot and open to new horizons. Diarmit promises Richard wealth lands and Aoife's hand in marriage in return for his aid but Aoife has her own thoughts on the matter. She may be a prize but she is not a pawn and she will play the game to her own advantage.